Twin Rivers Branch Programs
April 2026
Featured Adult Programs
Adult Craft: Simple Coloring Page Suncatcher
Monday, April 20, 2:00 pm
Use coloring pages and canning jar rings to make a pretty hanging suncatcher. Registration is required.
Quilling 101: Hearts
Tuesday, April 21, 2:30 pm
We’re rolling, cutting, and gluing thin strips of paper to make vibrant hearts this month. All materials will be provided. No experience necessary. Registration is required.
Zen Coloring
Thursday, April 23, 4:00 pm
Take a break from your busy day and enjoy the meditative practice of coloring. No artistic experience needed, just come to relax and recharge. Registration is required.
Featured Youth Services Programs 
Tween/Teen Craft: Tie Dye Mini Planters
Wednesday, April 1, 6:00 pm
Teens ages 12-17 are invited to come make their own tie dye mini planter with an artificial succulent in it! Dress for a mess. Registration is required.
mTiny Robot Play
Tuesday, April 14, 4:30 pm
Free play with our mTiny robots. These cute little robots are fun and easy to play with. Ages 4-8 with a caregiver. Registration is required.
Wiggles & Giggles
Tuesday, April 21, 10:30 am
Come wiggle and giggle with a story, songs, and movement plus a take-home craft. Ages 1-3 with a caregiver. Siblings welcome! Regisration is 
required.
Featured Virtual Programs
To see full program descriptions and additional virtual program offerings, please visit this month's MCLS Virtual Programs Newsletter.

The Declaration of Independence:
America's Birth Certificate from Conception to Celebration
Monday, April 6, 7:00 pm
Presented by Joel Farkas, docent at Washington's Headquarters, Morristown, NJ. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hickory Corner Library
 
Renoir: His Friends and Models
Monday, April 13, 7:00 pm
Presented by Jeanne Johnson, docent at the Princeton University Art Museum and Morven Museum & Gardens.
 
The Gambler, the Writer, and Zelda:
The History Behind The Girl in the Green Dress
Monday, April 20, 6:30 pm
Presented by author Mariah Fredericks.
 
Introduction to the Art of Arabic Calligraphy
Tuesday, April 28, 6:30 pm
Presented by calligrapher Elinor A. Holland.
Featured Technology Instruction
All classes take place at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch. Registration is required. To learn more or to register for a computer class, click here. 
Questions? Email techclass@mcl.org.
Spring Spreadsheet Series
Intro to Excel
Wednesday, April 1, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Excel Essentials
Wednesday, April 8, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Google Sheets
Monday, April 13, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Excel: Charts and Graphs
Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Excel: Pivot Tables
Wednesday, April 22, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Excel: Formulas and Functions
Wednesday, April 29, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Learn how to use two popular spreadsheet programs to organize data, set up tables and charts, and apply formulas. 
 
Open Labs
Friday, April 17, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Monday, April 27, 11:00 – 12:30 pm
Bring your questions about your personal technology devices or work on a project with the trainers there to help.
News
Calling All Poets!
Attention Mercer County Poets! We’re looking for poets to submit and share their own work or a favorite published poem for our "A Poetry Happening: Mercer Poets Read" event, which takes place virtually on Wednesday, April 29 at 7:00 pm. Please submit your poem of choice, citing the author, to hopeprogs@mcl.org by April 22nd. Visit https://mcl.org/call-for-poems/ for more information.
Upcoming Holiday Hours
Friday, April 3 - Good Friday &
Sunday, April 5 - Easter
All branches are closed.
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Friends of the Library

Our Friends of the Library groups generously support our programs all year long.  Consider joining or donating to your branch's Friends group.  Ask for more information in the branch or visit our website.
 
 
 
These are just this month's highlights, dozens of programs for adults and youth take place at our branch every month.  View our full calendar for a complete list.
 
 
Featured Titles for Poetry Month
Making the Best of What's Left: When We're Too Old to Get the Chairs Reupholstered by Judith Viorst
Making the Best of What's Left: When We're Too Old to Get the Chairs Reupholstered
Truth Is: A Novel in Verse by Hannah V. Sawyerr
Truth Is: A Novel in Verse
What Remains: The Collected Poems of Hannah Arendt by Hannah Arendt
What Remains: The Collected Poems of Hannah Arendt
My Weird School Special: I'm a Poet and I Know It! by Dan Gutman
My Weird School Special: I'm a Poet and I Know It!
A Century of Poetry in the New Yorker: 1925-2025 by New Yorker Magazine Inc
A Century of Poetry in the New Yorker: 1925-2025
Love and Need: The Life of Robert Frost's Poetry by Adam Plunkett
Love and Need: The Life of Robert Frost's Poetry
Library Speakers Consortium - Virtual Author Talks
Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal
On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts
Thursday, April 2, 2PM
 
Brad Taylor
On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft
Tuesday, April 14, 7PM
 
Alex Hutchinson
How Exploration, Uncertainty, and Risk Help Us Find Meaning 
Thursday, April 16, 2PM
 
Miranda Cowley Heller
Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions 
Wednesday, April 22, 2PM
 
Thalia Ho
Bittersweet: Exploring the Five Tastes of Dessert 
Thursday, April 23, 7PM
 
See More and Register Here!

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Twin Rivers Branch
276 Abbington Drive
East Windsor, New Jersey 08520
609-443-1880

https://mcl.org/branches/twinrivers